The Second Battle of the Hook was fought between 18 and 19 November 1952 during the Korean War between elements of United Nations Command troops consisting of British and Canadian troops of the 1st Co
Wreckage of a jeep & a lorry at "The Hook". Centurion tanks ran straight over them in order to support the hard pressed 1st Battalion, The Black Watch
After the battle, soldiers from the Black Watch relax at a rest centre and wait to be transported back to the front
The FV4007 Centurion was the primary main battle tank of the British Army during the post-World War II period. Introduced in 1945, it is one of the most successful post-war tank designs, remaining in
Second Battle of the Hook
…by the Black Watch they were forced back by sheer weight of numbers. Rose called on a counterattack with a search and clearance operation using Centurion tanks of the B Squadron, 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoons; one tank was knocked out but the Black Watch and the Canadian 3 PPCLI started to clear the Hook of…
Centurion Mk 5 tank at Worthington Tank Museum in CFB Borden (Ontario, Canada)
The tank commander's position in a Centurion Mk 5 in Dutch service. The handwheel on the left is used to control the main gun's elevation; his right hand is on a handle that rotates the commander's observation cupola.
Dutch Centurions with monowheel trailers on a road march in 1963
Centurions of the 8th Hussars disabled during the retreat of 29th Brigade on 25 April 1951 in the Battle of the Imjin River in Korea